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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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148 lbs
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144 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Bate looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Bate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate misses with a straight left.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves misses with a body punch
and Bate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bate is trying to ground and pound but Alves uses the momentary lack of control by Bate to regain half guard.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Bate is taking a breather. Alves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate stops Alves from getting back to his feet.
Bate throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Bate.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bate.
Alves throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Bate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves is looking to wear down Bate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Kendall Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bate slips under a jab from Alves.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Alves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bate doesn't seem bothered though.
Bate moves away from the strike by Alves.
Bate thumps Alves with a low kick.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Kendall Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Bate counters with a head kick.
Alves punishes Bate's body with a nice straight punch.
Bate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alves avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves checks a low kick from Bate.
Bate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bate taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bate misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bate smiles and moves away.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Alves lands the left hand.
Bate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves checks the leg kick.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alves lands a really nice looking cross but Bate seems unphased.
Alves jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Alves thuds a left hand into Bate's body.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Alves connects with a right hand. Bate shakes it off.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws a good cross that connects.
Bate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alves's sensitive parts.
Bate throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alves tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bate is in Alves's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate landing some decent shots from guard.
Bate works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
Bate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a triangle but Bate pushes his legs off easily.
Bate wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Bate looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bate is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kendall Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bate throws a hook but Alves blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Bate wants to clinch.
A left lands for Bate.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Bate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Bate drives through with a takedown into Alves's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is looking to advance position but Alves has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bate is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bate. Bate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alves slips under a jab.
Alves takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Alves sizes up Bate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bate.
Bate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Bate throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bate.
Bate is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves connects with a body shot.
Alves misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Bate shoots in.
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bate pushes Alves away with a front kick.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Bate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Bate connects with a single shot there.
Bate looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Kendall Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alves checks a leg kick.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Alves misses with a shot to the body
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bate avoids the body shot from Alves.
Bate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Bate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bate connects with an inside leg kick.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves with a hook.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Bate wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Bate moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves throws a hook but Bate blocks it.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Bate swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Bate throws a shot to the body.
Bate throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bate takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bate.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Bate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
Bate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bate defends well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alves managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Bate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alves's hands.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Bate wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Bate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
Bate wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Alves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Bate in his half guard.
Bate content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Bate wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bate throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Bate's head but Bate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Bate ducks down to avoid it.
Bate avoids the body shot from Alves.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Bate's head but Bate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves with a nice cross.
Bate moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves defending well as Bate loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Bate throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Bate counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves moves out of range as Bate strikes.
Alves punishes Bate's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Bate.
Bate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bate is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Bate is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Bate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate cracks the inside of Alves's front leg.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Bate throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves lands with a cross.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Bate shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alves thuds a left hand into Bate's body.
Bate slips under a jab from Alves.
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Bate counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves misses with a body shot.
A jab from Alves finds it's way through Bate's defenses.
Alves lands a nice hook to Bate's body. Bate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate drives through with a takedown into Alves's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Alves is trying to keep Bate in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves pulls Bate in close to prevent any damage.
Kendall Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bate slips a straight right by Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Bate ducks down to avoid it.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Alves misses.
Bate is looking to score with low kicks.
Bate jabs at Alves's body.
Bate throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alves misses the body punch
and Bate counters with a good, hard body kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Bate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Bate wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bate throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bate.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Bate controls the action.
Bate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bate lands with a light punch inside.
Bate throws a punch but it's blocked by Alves.
A nice left hand lands by Bate.
Alves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bate backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Alves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves jumps guard but Bate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bate misses with a body punch.
Bate lands an uppercut.
Alves tries to pull guard but Bate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendall Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bate walks away with a smile on his face. Alves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Bate throws a leg kick but Alves checks it.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Bate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate takes one to the side of the head.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bate throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alves was covering up waiting for the punch and Bate finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Alves is trying to control the position but Bate postures up.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bate.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Bate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
Bate missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bate.
Bate is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Bate tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bate throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donk. Alves catches Bate right on the button with a cross.
Bate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves misses the body punch
and Bate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alves thinking.
Bate throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Bate takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Bate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrone Bate.
I've got Bate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
Tyrone Bate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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